The 1996 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 17 to 25, 1996 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The total attendance for the week was 51,029. Team Ontario, who was skipped by Marilyn Bodogh won the title on home soil defeating Cheryl Kullman's Alberta rink in the final 7-4. This was Ontario's fourth title overall (five counting Team Canada) and the fifth time that the host province had won the event. Bodogh's victory was her second title as a skip with her other championship coming in. The ten years between title wins by Bodogh set a then-record for the longest period between title wins breaking the mark of eight years set by Janet Arnott, Connie Laliberte, and Joyce McKee. Bodogh's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1996 World Women's Curling Championship on home soil in Hamilton, Ontario, which they also won as well. Additionally, they also clinched a berth in the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.

Teams

The teams were listed as follows:

Map of teams

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings

Round Robin results

All draw times are in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00).

Draw 1

Saturday, February 17, 2:30 pm

Draw 2

Saturday, February 17, 7:30 pm

Draw 3

Sunday, February 18, 9:30 am

Draw 4

Sunday, February 18, 2:30 pm

Draw 5

Sunday, February 18, 7:30 pm

Draw 6

Monday, February 19, 9:30 am

Draw 7

Monday, February 19, 2:30 pm

Draw 8

Monday, February 19, 7:30 pm

Draw 9

Tuesday, February 20, 9:30 am

Draw 10

Tuesday, February 20, 2:30 pm

Draw 11

Tuesday, February 20, 7:30 pm

Draw 12

Wednesday, February 21, 9:30 am

Draw 13

Wednesday, February 21, 2:30 pm

Draw 14

Wednesday, February 21, 7:30 pm

Draw 15

Thursday, February 22, 9:30 am

Draw 16

Thursday, February 22, 2:30 pm

Draw 17

Thursday, February 22, 7:30 pm

Tiebreakers

Round 1

Friday, February 23, 6:30 am

Round 2

Friday, February 23, 10:30 am

Round 3

Friday, February 23, 2:30 pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 23, 7:30 pm

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 23, 7:30 pm

Semifinal

Saturday, February 24, 2:30 pm

Final

Sunday, February 25, 1:30 pm

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages

Awards

The all-star team and sportsmanship award winners were as follows.

All-Star Team

This was the final tournament in which only one all-star team was selected.

Arline Wilson Award

The Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sportsmanship Award is presented to the curler who best embodies the spirit of curling at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The winner was selected in a vote by all players at the tournament. Prior to 1998, the award was named after a notable individual in the curling community where the tournament was held that year. For this edition, the award was named after Arline Wilson, who was a member of the Northern Ontario team who won the 1991 Canadian Senior Women's Curling Championship team.

Ford Hot Shots

Starting with the 1995 tournament, Ford began a tradition of a skills competition preceding the round robin of the tournament. Each competitor had to perform a series of shots with each shot scoring between 0 and 5 points depending on where the stone came to rest. The winner of this edition of the event would win a two-year lease on a Mercury Mystique.